GRE Word List

PHYSIOGNOMY

the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance

The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.

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preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
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abetto actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan)
modean arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
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diluteattenuate
memoiran official note or report : memorandum
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow